DEGREES

Given an angle in radians, returns the corresponding angle in degrees.

Syntax

DEGREES ( numeric_expression )

Arguments

numeric_expression

Is an expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type category, except for the bit data type.

Return Code Values

Returns the same type as numeric_expression.

Examples

This example returns the number of degrees in an angle of PI/2 radians.

SELECT 'The number of degrees in PI/2 radians is: ' + 
CONVERT(varchar, DEGREES((PI()/2)))
GO

Here is the result set:

The number of degrees in PI/2 radians is 90       

(1 row(s) affected)

See Also

Mathematical Functions